Re: Tooth Fairy Project

["Zeppy" <zeppy@caltech.edu>]

Can Franz and Norm please stop the bullshit and get on with Radiation
Safety?

I am tired of getting 30 or 40 messages per day regarding this little
argument!


Thanks


Mike Zittle
Health Physicist
California Institute of Technology
(626) 395-2430
----- Original Message -----
From: "Franz Schoenhofer" <schoenho@via.at>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 4:17 PM
Subject: Tooth Fairy Project


> Norman,
>
> You know by now very well that I am harsh, that I have offended you by
> asking you for an explanation why you are posting to RADSAFE.
>
> Now I am getting even harsher (or probably it should read "more harsh") by
> asking you a few terribly simple questions:

>
> What are the levels of Sr-90 found in the teeth analysed by the Tooth
Fairy
> Project? I request data, indicating Sr-90 concentrations per grams of dry
> weight, ratios of Sr-90 to calcium and Sr-90 to Sr-stable. I request
> information about the time of collection. I request information about the
> analytical protocol used to measure the Sr-90 concentration. I request
> information whether the laboratories were certified.
>
> Until now you have not provided any of these data. If you claim all the
> kind of infant mortality, breast cancer, leukemia which is at least close
> to accusation of crime you are in my opinion obliged morally to inform
> about the background of your claims.
>
> I will go so far to tell you, if you do not provide the data on the Sr-90
> in teeth you are in my opinion not entitled to continue your claims on the
> impact of Sr-90 on the health of children and grown-ups. This does of
> course not prevent you to continue your postings to RADSAFE - how should I
> forbid it? - but then you have lost the last credibility for me and I will
> withdraw from the discussion. This might be fine for some others.
>
> If you provide the data I would be more than happy to compare them with
the
> studies of childrens teeth, wild animals, world wide precipitation and so
> on, because I am very interested in this topic. I will of course
distribute
> this on RADSAFE.
>
> Franz
>
>
> Franz Schoenhofer
> Habicherg. 31/7
> A-1160 Vienna
> Austria
> Tel.: +43-1-495 53 08
> Fax.: same number
> mobile phone: +43-664-338 0 333
> e-mail: schoenho@via.at
>
>
> Office:
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Management
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>
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